The AfD did create a European foundation called the Sovereignty Foundation in September 2025, which has received over 1.1 million euros in EU Parliament funding. The post's core argument is that far-right parties have successfully weaponized 'digital sovereignty' as coded language, and that progressives using the same term risk absorbing right-wing framing even if unintentionally. The author's concern about semantic capture is a legitimate political-strategy observation backed by the foundation's existence, though whether the term itself is 'unsalvageable' for progressive politics remains contested among policy makers.